STAND. COM. REP. NO.589

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 487

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 487 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure the availability of essential information needed to facilitate decision-making about the public school system by requiring that as part of the school-by-school expenditure report, the Department of Education's (DOE) financial analysis of expenditures:

(1) Use analytical techniques including examining trends, deviation from the norm or average, school-by-school comparison, and costs and benefits; and

(2) Be expanded to include "program" and "per pupil costs."

The State Auditor testified in support of this measure. DOE opposed this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 487 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair